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Matts Fur

Nymph · Trout · Intermediate · 1 version

Note: This recipe has not been verified against a documented source, or disagrees with one. Treat the materials and steps as unconfirmed.

Duranglers Flies and Supplies dressing

  • Hook TMC 8089
  • Thread Danville Flat Waxed Nylon

Materials

  • Tail White SF Blend Fibers
  • Flash Flashabou, various colors
  • Head Hollow Tied Craft Fur - White and Olive
  • Head Flash Ripple Ice Fiber Peacock and Olive
  • Cheeks Ripple Ice Fiber Fluorescent Pink and Pink

How to tie it

  1. Wrap 7-10 turns of.020 lead wire around the mid-shank and cover it with a thread base.
  2. At the bend, tie in 5-7 mallard-dyed-wood-duck fibers as a tail one shank length long.
  3. Bind in a length of oval gold tinsel for the rib, then tie in a second bunch of wood duck fibers by the tips and lay them back to reserve for the wingcase.
  4. Dub a tapered body of blended otter and cream seal forward over two-thirds of the shank.
  5. Wind the gold rib forward in 5 evenly spaced turns and tie off.
  6. Dub a thicker thorax of the same blend to the 85% mark.
  7. Pull the reserved wood duck fibers forward over the thorax as a wingcase; split the leftover tips back along each side as legs, trimmed no longer than the hook point.
  8. Whip finish and cement.

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